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Breaking the Silence
by Walter, Laqueur & Richard Breitman
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- Ainsworth Books
- Published
- 1986
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780671546946
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$18.50
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New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0671546945 . DJ and boards show some shelf wear, with DJ having short tears and light chipping. Price-clipped with gift notation and previous owner's name on FFEP. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, B&W … Read more
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Verdun The Lost History of the Most Important Battle of World War I, 1914-1918
by Mosier, John
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- Ainsworth Books
- Published
- 2013
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN
- 9780451414625
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$18.50
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New York: NAL Caliber. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2013. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0451414624 . As new; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped, B&W photographs.; 9.1 X 6.2 X 1.4 inches; 400 pages; "Conventional wisdom holds that the battle began in February 1916 and lasted until December, when the victorious French… Read more
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Lords of the Lake The Naval War on Lake Ontario, 1812-1814.
by Malcomson, Robert
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- Ainsworth Books
- Published
- 1998
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9781896941080
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$21.50
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Toronto ON: Robin Brass Studio, Incorporated. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 1896941087 . Some edgewear to dustjacket, light wear to book ; Bright solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W illustrations and maps, map endpapers. ; 8.9 X 6.2 X 1.4 inches; 411 pages; "Of all the struggles that took place … Read more
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The Gathering Storm
by Churchill, Winston S.
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- Ainsworth Books
- Published
- 1948
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First British Edition
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$26.50
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London: Cassell & Co. Ltd. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1948. First British Edition. Hardcover. Light general wear to black cloth covered boards, dustjacket shows some soil, chipping head and tail of spine, a couple of small holes in DJ spine, 1 1/2" tear top back edge of spine, light creasing, a few pages in … Read more
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Mein Kampf The first complete and unexpurgated edition in the English language
by Hitler, Adolf
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- Ainsworth Books
- Published
- 1939
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First US Edition
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$295.00
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New York: Stackpole. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1939. First US Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth covered boards show considerable shelf wear along bottom edges and at all corners some short tears top of spine, some wear to silver titles on spine.; Hinges intact. Text block is tight and solid, some pages marked unobtrusively in pencil.; Large… Read more
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Mission To Tashkent
by Bailey, Lt.-Col. F. M., CIE
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- Ainsworth Books
- Published
- 1999
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Thus
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$18.50
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London: Folio Society. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1999. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Slipcase has light soiling, page edges lightly foxed? (for effect by publisher?). ; Illustrated paper covered boards over red cloth spine, B&W illustrations throughout. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 269 pages; "Colonel F. M. Bailey, whose extraordinary adventures are told here,… Read more
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German Imperialism: Its Past and Present
by Yerusalimsky, Arkady
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- Ainsworth Books
- Published
- 1969
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First English Edition; First Printing
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$17.50
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Moscow: Progress Publishers. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1969. First English Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. DJ and boards show shelf wear, with chipping at top of DJ spine. Book spine is faded at top. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Translated from Russian by Vic Schneierson ; 8vo… Read more
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Frozen in Time An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II
by Zuckoff, Mitchell
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- Ainsworth Books
- Published
- 2013
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780062133434
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$16.50
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New York: Harpercollins. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. 0062133438 . DJ shows light shelf wear. Remainder dot on bottom page edges. ; Book boards and spine in near-fine condition, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Photographs; 9.2 X 6.5 X 1.4 inches; 391 pages; "On November 5, 1942, a US… Read more
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HMS Virago in the Pacific 1851-1855 ; To the Queen Charlottes and Beyond
by Akrigg, G. P. V. and Helen B. Akrigg
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- Ainsworth Books
- Published
- 1992
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9781550390308
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$21.50
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Victoria, BC: Sono Nis Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550390309 . As new, still in shrinkwrap. Because of this we are unable to describe the contents. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 209 pages; "HMS Virago was a Royal Navy Driver-class wooden paddle sloop launched on 25 July 1842 from… Read more
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For Honour's Sake The War of 1812 and the Brokering of an Uneasy Peace
by Zuehlke, Mark
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- Ainsworth Books
- Published
- 2006
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780676977059
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$17.50
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Toronto: Knopf Canada. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. 0676977057 . A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.1 X 5.8 X 1.4 inches; 443 pages; "In the Canadian imagination, the War of 1812 looms large. It was a war in which British and Indian troops prevailed… Read more
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The Huguenot Wars an eyewitness account
by Coudy, Julien (Editor)
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- Ainsworth Books
- Published
- 1969
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
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$23.50
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Philadelphia: Chilton Book Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ and boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 405 pages; "This documentary history, based on eye witness reports, brings to the reader a vivid sense of the times… Read more
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1944 The Canadians in Normandy
by Roy, Reginald H.
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- Ainsworth Books
- Published
- 1984
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780771597961
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$37.50
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Toronto: MacMillan of Canada. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771597967 . DJ shows shelf wear with chipping, short tears and creasing. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W photos and maps, map endpapers ; Canadian War Museum Historical Publications No.19; 9.1 X 6.3 X 1.6… Read more
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Canada's Bastions of Empire Halifax, Victoria and the Royal Navy 1749-1918
by Elson, Bryan
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- Ainsworth Books
- Published
- 2014
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9781459503267
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$17.50
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Halifax, NS: Formac. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. 1459503260 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. Upper front corner of front free end paper has been clipped, a couple of pages dogeared on the bottom fore corner. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Promotional sheet… Read more
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Letters From the First Afghan War 1839-1841
by Douglas, Capt. James Dundas
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- Ainsworth Books
- Published
- 2011
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Thus
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$100.00
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Victoria, BC: Jose Villa-Arce Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2011. 1st Thus. Softcover. Light rippling base of card covers and dust jacket from moisture damage, some scuffing damage of dust jacket in that area, short tear top spine edge ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Stunning… Read more
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The Reluctant Tommy An Extraordinary Memoir of the First World War
by Skirth, Ronald
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- Ainsworth Books
- Published
- 2010
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; Second Printing
- ISBN
- 9780230746732
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London: MacMillan. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2010. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 023074673X . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, with small corner bump on top front board, 1" closed tear bottom edge back of DJ. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W illustrations; 8.5 X 5.6 X 1.5 inches; … Read more
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For Your Tomorrow Canadians and the Burma Campaign, 1941-1945
by Farquharson, Robert
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- Ainsworth Books
- Published
- 2004
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Fourth Printing
- ISBN
- 9781412015363
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$22.50
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Victoria, BC: Trafford Publishing. Very Good. 2004. Fourth Printing. Softcover. 1412015367 . Card covers show light shelf wear, light soiling. ; A tight solid book. ; 9.0 X 6.0 X 0.8 inches; 326 pages; "Seventy minutes before the attack on Pearl Harbour, the Japanese forces launched the invasion that in five months rolled unstoppably across the… Read more
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Road to Resistance An Autobiography
by Millar, George Reid
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- Ainsworth Books
- Published
- 1979
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First US Edition
- ISBN
- 9780316571432
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$16.50
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Boston: Little, Brown. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. First US Edition. Hardcover. 0316571431 . Small patch of damage from sticker removal on front panel of dust jacket, short closed tear, bottom back DJ ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W photos in center of book ;… Read more
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Drums of Autumn
by Gabaldon, Diana
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- Ainsworth Books
- Published
- 1997
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition; First Printing
- ISBN
- 9780770427757
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$20.00
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Toronto: Seal Books. Very Good. 1997. First Paperback Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0770427758 . Light yellowing of pages, light wear to card covers, minimal creasing, a few pages toward the back dogeared lower forecorner. ; Tight solid book, original Kinuko Craft artwork on front card cover with raised titles. Number line 1-10 ; Mass Market PB; Outlander… Read more
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Timber
by Haig-Brown, Roderick L.
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- Ainsworth Books
- Published
- 1993
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN
- 9780870715150
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$16.50
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Corvallis OR: Oregon State University Press. Very Good+. 1993. Reprint. Softcover. 0870715151 . Light wear to card covers; A bright, solid book, text unmarked ; Northwest Reprints; 8.4 X 5.9 X 0.7 inches; 410 pages; "Robert Haig-Brown, best known as the author of books about fly-fishing, especially A River Never Sleeps, drew on personal experience as a… Read more
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Notes from a Small Island
by Bryson, Bill
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- Ainsworth Books
- Published
- 2013
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Fourth Printing
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$18.50
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London: The Folio Society. Near Fine. 2013. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Only slight wear ; Pictorial photographic wraparound art on boards in plain rusty brown slipcase ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 235 pages; "After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the States for a while but before… Read more
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